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12 Mar 2026 21:03:41
I've been thinking about our star boy's form and saw an interesting post.
It suggested he finds playing with White and Odegaard much easier, not so much with Timber and Eze. And he is limited now with his natural game, which is to cut back and go for goal. I believe this changing role, to try and find the striker, is stifling his talent.

13 Mar 2026 01:36:16
Sally, I agree that White and Odegaard made Saka shine. But, on the other hand, he's probably our best player (although now I wonder whether that might be Rice?) , and we can't make excuses for him. I liked Madueke's cameo, and with Dowman waiting for his shot, I think Saka needs to be pushed to add to his game.



I think we've talked about it before, but I really do have sympathy for Gyokeres, because he makes these runs to the back post when Saka has the ball, but the timing on the final cross is impossible for anyone but Saka to know.

12 Mar 2026 07:25:42
I agree with Highbury, we just don't look like scoring in open play.

I have a concern that we will struggle to score more than 2 against the big boys, as we are playing now. Yes, we outplayed B Munich but we were in out pomp and very fresh.

We have to up the game now.

12 Mar 2026 08:02:52
Banbury, the thing that annoys me most is the constant sideways passing. It seems more important to retain possession than provide any threat!

12 Mar 2026 08:30:29
We definitely need to up our game for the business end, else it will again be the case of 'so close yet so far', and if we end up in that situation with nothing to show at the end of the season, next season will be very difficult.
We retain possession for the sake of it. Yesterday Gyokeres made a run, pointed to where he wanted the ball, but Rice took a touch, looked around, and then passed on the byline to Martinelli, who tried his 'trickery' and lost the ball on the edge of their box.

So annoying!
Hope we regroup, reenergise and get 3 points against Everton.

12 Mar 2026 14:49:34
Zubimendi made a great little run, same thing happened, it happens quite a lot, which is frustrating as hell.. Get the ball forward with pace, be quick and direct. We have the players to do it.. It's about having the minerals to do it.. COYG/VTH. 🔴⚪️❤️

11 Mar 2026 10:59:32
Ed025, I dunno whether Arsenal are even standouts as worse offenders than other sides. I watched Everton the other day and I thought they were even more physical than what Gabriel and Saliba do. I would absolutely agree that Arsenal have catalysed the set piece change for the league -- corners went from a set piece with like 3% conversion to something like 8%, and what team wouldn't copy that? IMO the onus lies on the league and the officials to be clear about what is and is not acceptable. To my mind, the fact that they have not weighed in yet is an indication they believe what Arsenal does is absolutely fair.

As for the stuff about diving and holding their faces, I really have no idea why you'd single Arsenal out for this. I can't recall any of our players getting yellow for simulation or playacting to get someone else sent off.

To my mind, Arsenal are top of the league right now because they found a way to break down teams who don't set up to play attacking football against them. This has always been a problem, and I don't have anything against the clubs who do it, but you can't have it both ways. You can't accuse a club of ruining football when they have only resorted to this method to win against teams who are content to park 11 men in their own box.

{Ed025's Note - the catalyst for me Wire is that the standard of football in the whole league is dire mate, its not just Arsenal though but they are the ones who have used cheating as an art form especially at corners, throw ins and set pieces where they grapple and pull opponents constantly a lot of the time not even looking at the ball, its not all your fault though as its up to the referees and VAR to do something about it..but it would end up with you having only 4 players actually finishing the game as the rest would be sent off if they done their jobs properly, other teams are copying the Arsenal model now and even my beloved Everton have been guilty of Arsenalgate, but i do still want you to win the league even if it will go down as the worst one ever.. :)

11 Mar 2026 19:55:58
I'm all for the banning of fouling, blocking, holding, etc., in the box. I'm looking forward to an unimpeded Gabriel having a free run at it, with Deckers and Saka's delivery. He's quite good at it, even when being held, blocked, etc., at every corner, especially. All for it. Coyg.

12 Mar 2026 07:19:16
Set piece goals can vary in quality too. Many of them don't look good because of the "meat wall", but our first against Chelsea was fantastic.

Most of the teams are now very capable, at least physically, in addition to being tactically good enough to nullify their opponent's biggest threats.

If there was a shift towards outplaying the opposition, the quality might go up. As it stands, teams don't seem to think they would be very successful using such tactics.

I also think the way games are being refereed is having an impact, as written previously.

10 Mar 2026 17:02:04
Pep Guardiola has came out and said that this season’s Premier League is the toughest he’s known. For him to say that. Then the Arsenal and other teams must be doing something right. Also goes to show how much effort everyone at the Arsenal is putting in for us to be in the position we are… One game at a time. Coyg/Vth 🔴⚪️❤️.

11 Mar 2026 06:00:02
Couldn't agree more, Gabigoal. Onwards and upwards, I say. We are right up there with the best, and the results speak for themselves. We've got to land at least one or two trophies this season, as it's there for the taking! If we don't, then there will be a lot of questions asked, and Mikel Arteta will be on a knife's edge. Coyg!!

08 Mar 2026 07:39:17
{Ed's Note - Shappy has posted a new article entitled, United Need A Savvy Summer To Build Depth

07 Mar 2026 16:21:20
Afternoon fellow gunners, hope all’s good. I’ve been listening to a fair few views of pundits/ex pros saying we are boring. All the same ones that were saying only a few seasons ago that Arsenal were playing real entertaining football but didn’t have the bottle to get anything over the line. I’m going to try and put things into perspective regarding this season. When we was playing champagne football and blowing teams away it was because other teams were trying to play us at our own game. For 3 seasons we finished 2nd because we came unstuck by not being able to break down some teams that really sat back (low block) and those few games cost us winning titles. Now before this season kicked off we had assembled a squad to be feared. So a hell of a lot of teams have been playing low block on us. Most teams that have tried to play attacking football against us have been dealt with. 3-0s 4-1s 5-0s. But the low block teams who are too scared to go toe to toe with us are saying.

How you going to break us down. Our answer has been long throws, set pieces and in all fairness it’s working and we are breaking them down, getting results and on most occasions collecting the 3 points. (sometimes it’s not pretty) . But it’s more ammo added to our Arsenal. So the question is have the Arsenal become boring or are we involved in more apparently boring games because most teams are too nervous to go toe to toe with us fearing a battering. I myself think it’s the latter. Now if at the end of the season we’ve picked up some silverware, I’ll be buzzing. If we win the Prem or the Champions League I’ll be over the moon. Yes we would all love to see the Arsenal smashing teams to bits on the way to silverware. But that’s not how it works. So for anyone out there that says Arsenal are boring, just remember it takes two to tango and most teams are too scared to be our dance partners…Arsenal till I die. Coyg/Vth 🔴⚪️❤️.

{Ed025's Note - they are more wrestling partners than dance ones Gabi mate.. :)

07 Mar 2026 17:45:35
Hello, Gabi, mate, hope you and everyone are safe and well. That's a great appraisal of the situation, and so much better summed up than people like Pardew, Scholes and the rest stating the bleeding obvious club.
Take care, Gabi, mate.
Coyg. ❤️ ❤️ 👍 👍 💪 💪

07 Mar 2026 19:00:31
Hi Bill, all's good, my friend. I just felt the need to say something. We have a great squad, and, in my humble opinion, one of the best coaches around. He is hardworking and would give his soul for this club. This is his first managerial role, and it happens to be at a massive club. He's helped rebuild us, and he's got a lot more things right than he has wrong. He is also still learning from season to season, and using those experiences to make us better.

The players speak so highly of him and his attention to every single detail. He deserves more credit than some people give him. And if he and the squad start putting trophies in the cabinet, history won't say how they did, just who. the Arsenal & when. Fingers crossed, mate, for the rest of the season. 🔴⚪️❤️

08 Mar 2026 10:06:23
Looks like we both had the urge to say a similar thing, Gabi! 😊

08 Mar 2026 16:26:16
I think we did, Jim. 👍🏻😁